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Kent's beaches are among dirtiest in England

Kent's beaches are among dirtiest in England

More litter was collected on the county's beaches than almost anywhere else in the country last year, it's been revealed.

Brave cancer blogger loses fight for life

Brave cancer blogger loses fight for life

A blogger who met cancer with fearless humour has died after a near two-year battle.

Doubts on MP’s ‘solution’ to end Dover congestion

Doubts on MP’s ‘solution’ to end Dover congestion

Readers say our MP’s advanced check-in scheme won't reduce traffic gridlock in Dover, a poll has confirmed.

‘I got back from holiday to discover I was dead’

‘I got back from holiday to discover I was dead’

A grandfather is fighting to prove he's still alive after shocked family members received a letter telling them he was dead.

Make Ella’s dream to ride bike come true

Make Ella’s dream to ride bike come true

A little girl with cerebral palsy just wants to ride a bike with her friends - now her parents have launched a campaign so she can fulfil her dream.

Convicted sex offender cleared to work with children

Convicted sex offender cleared to work with children

A father and former school employee who sent a video of himself having a threesome to a 13-year-old girl can work with kids again, a judge has ruled.

Cyclist knocked off bike in crash

Cyclist knocked off bike in crash

A cyclist is urging drivers to "think bike" after he was knocked down in a crash with a car and had to be taken to hospital.

Farage welcomes more Tory defectors to Ukip

Farage welcomes more Tory defectors to Ukip

Ukip leader Nigel Farage was in Kent today to welcome two more former Conservatives to the party.

Lorry driver spared jail after causing biker's death

Lorry driver spared jail after causing biker's death

A lorry driver who caused a motorcyclist's death has been handed a community order.

Man's ear bitten off in street attack

Man's ear bitten off in street attack

Police are looking for a witness who filmed a street attack in which a man was punched to the floor and had part of his ear bitten off.

Selfies and ping pong... Clegg in Kent for election video

Selfies and ping pong... Clegg in Kent for election video

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was spotted doing selfies, high fiveing the air and batting ping pong balls as part of his "fun" promotional video.

Student banned from ferry after 'urinating on table'

Student banned from ferry after 'urinating on table'

A rowdy bunch of university students were banned from sailing on a ferry after one of them reportedly urinated on a table as a family were eating.

Man arrested after two injured in stabbing

Man arrested after two injured in stabbing

At least eight police vehicles and two ambulances were called after two men were injured in a stabbing this evening.

Driver jailed for killing three in horror motorway crash

Driver jailed for killing three in horror motorway crash

A Slovakian lorry driver has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for causing the death of a father and his two daughters in a horror motorway crash.

Alert after driver tries to coax pupil into van

Alert after driver tries to coax pupil into van

A school has issued a stranger danger warning after a driver tried to coax a child into his van during the school-run.

'Little old ladies' could bear the brunt of new passport checks

'Little old ladies' could bear the brunt of new passport checks

Long queues are predicted as Eurotunnel and ferry firms gear up for a passport shake-up - and little old ladies in coaches could be hardest hit.

Man seen 'shooting at people and birds with pellet gun'

Man seen 'shooting at people and birds with pellet gun'

The police helicopter was enlisted to help hunt for a man seen shooting at people and birds with a pellet gun.

Council leader brands MP's airport report 'a travesty'

Council leader brands MP's airport report 'a travesty'

The Conservative leader of Kent County Council has hit back at MPs who criticised the authority over its failure to protect Manston as an airport.

Polish men 'stole boat' in bid to escape UK

Polish men 'stole boat' in bid to escape UK

Two Polish men found by lifeboat crews off the Kent coast are being quizzed on suspicion of stealing a boat - and using it to try and leave Britain.

Rail firm 'very sorry' over poor service and overcrowding

Rail firm 'very sorry' over poor service and overcrowding

Network Rail has apologised to passengers over "unacceptable levels of service and overcrowding" at London Bridge station.

VIDEO: Van driver caught shunting parked car

VIDEO: Van driver caught shunting parked car

This is the shocking moment a van driver is caught red-handed shunting a car several yards out of their way.

Unexploded bombs found on railway line

Unexploded bombs found on railway line

Two unexploded bombs discovered near a railway line this morning had been spotted there previously but not removed from the scene, it has emerged.

Dole numbers continue to rise

Dole numbers continue to rise

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits has increased for the second straight month in Kent, bucking the national trend.

Warning against fraudulent court email

Warning against fraudulent court email

Scammers posing as the court service are sending emails laced with malware to Kent residents instructing them to attend court.

More stars added to concert line-up

More stars added to concert line-up

R&B singer-songwriter Billy Ocean and DJ Sara Cox will perform in Kent this summer.

Crime Fiction convention is a first for Deal

Crime Fiction convention is a first for Deal

Some of the UK’s most celebrated crime fiction authors are set to descend on Deal for the first Deal Noir Crime Fiction Convention.

First HQ for life-saving service

First HQ for life-saving service

British Superbike champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has opened the first HQ for Kent's life-saving blood bikers.

Thug guilty after slashing pal with meat cleaver

Thug guilty after slashing pal with meat cleaver

A thug faces a long jail term after attacking his flatmate with a meat cleaver while preparing a spaghetti bolognese.

Police track down sex predator... to South Pole

Police track down sex predator... to South Pole

Even the South Pole was no hiding place for a pervert who wanted to abuse an eight-year-old girl.

Truck lands on grass verge after careering off A2

Truck lands on grass verge after careering off A2

This is the scene after a lorry careered off the A2 and landed on the grass verge.

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